Step 1: Multiply both sides by Step 2: Subtract both sides by Step 3: Factorize. Step 4 : Cancel from both sides. Step 5:Subtract from both sides
This is an incorrect proof. Which was the first step when a mistake occurred?
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Remember the proof started with a = b so what does a − b equal?
0 .
So what does it mean to divide by 0?